The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-02
Items from the Courts.


ANOTHER sAIoON-KEEPER FINED.
Louis Welker, who keeps saloon at No. TO
North Mississippi street, was fined $l5 and costs
liquor on Sunday He will not take an appeal.
A DAMAGE SUIT COMPROMISED
After the evidence by the plaintiff in the dam
age suit brought by Miss Louise May Name
against Henry J. Brown of New Bethel. had
been heard, the case was compromised by Mr.
Brown agreeing to pay the young woman $3.50
and the costs of the proceedings.
THE ELECTION CONSPIRACY CASE
Commissioner Van Buren, yesterday finally
ordered the release of the defendants in the
election conspiracy case the decision of Judge
Gresham rendering this action necessary It is
expected, however. that prosecutions will be
entered in the county courts In a day or two.
PROSECUTED THROUGH MALICE.
James P. Weaver, who was arrested in this
city last week on the charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses, in selling patent without
having filed copies of his certificate of right with
the county officers. has returned from Sullivan,
having been fined 81 and costs He claims that
the prosecution was malicious, and that his ar
rest was caused wholly through spite
SUING THE sTREET.CAR COMPANY
In September last. Mrs. Eliza Welsch wa.
thrown from a street-car on the West Washing
n-street line near the Insane Hospital and had
leg broken. She brought suit against the
Street Railway Company for So, 600 damages,
and the case is being heard by jury in Judge
Walkers room. She alleges that her fall was
the result of negligence on the part of the driver.
who started the car before she had alighted.
coopER's TRIAL RESULTS IN AcQUITTAL
E. E. Cooper, colored, of this city, who has
hpan trial ;p To, al
the charge of stealing valuable letters while a
railway mail clerk the Jacksonville, Madison
Indianapolis road, has been acquitted. He
WIN be prosecuted however, for another similar
offense 1t is charged that he stole lottery
tickets from letters and sent five that had drawn
prizes to NJ. A. Dauphin, of New Orleans, for
payment, but they were returned with the in
dorsement, "Dauphin refuses to pay. Says
tickets were stolen"
THE SUIT AGAINST THE SURGICAL INSTITUTE.
In the case of William Ferry, administrator.
against Horace r. Allen and others, in the SUI
perior Court the defendants finding that the
jury in the last trial so completely ignored the
opinions and testimony of the ablest surgeons in
the city and State and the other evidence pro-
duced by the Defense and believing that a fair
trial could not be had in the court and by such
jury as would likely be empaneled, have
taken 4. change OF venue. The former verdict
was for 81 500. which, it appears. was very much
In excess of damages usually awarded in such
cases, even where any damages are awarded, a
few hundred dollars being the usual amount,
and, therefore, new trial granted.
In the last trial the jury disagreed, and
no verdict was given. A compromise was at one
time proposed in the case for about five hundred
dollars to which the defendants Allen & joan
son, would not agree unless DR.. -Minich, wto
treated the case, could be exonerated froTsussf
blame. The attorney for the defendants. after
the disagreement of the jury proposed to allow
the judge to decide the case on the evidence
given the jury, but the plaintiff objected. So
this case goes to another county. Damage snits
of all sorts were never common in the history
Of the city as within the last few years. And
the average juror seems inclined to decide
against the man of property, whether the evil
dence ia that way or not